In pictures: India's displaced children

Children have borne the brunt of separatist and ethnic conflicts in country's remote and underdeveloped northeast.

The seven states in the northeastern part of India (also known as the Seven Sisters) have been plagued with years of separatist and ethnic conflict, insurgency, heavy military presence and underdevelopment. Several armed groups operate in the area - some call for complete independence, while others fight for regional autonomy.

In the provinces of Assam and Manipur, for example, sepratists recruit children as young as twelve to fight against the government.